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A common misconception about home remodels is that they are for expansion and grandeur;in reality, the goal of many of our remodels is to create a better fitting home environment, and sometimes that […]
Dare to Downsize: Edmonds Remodel Read More »
Home Architecture Tips: #1 in a Series of Design Tips from a Seattle Architect. One of the big advantages of living in the Puget Sound area is that just outside
Bringing the Outside In: Making Windows Work in Residential Architecture Read More »
Our Architects Without Borders project, a large campus-style secondary and trade school outside of Cabaret, Haiti, is coming to a conclusion! We’ve been working for over a year to provide
Update on CTA’s work in Haiti Read More »
Continuing in both architect and contractor mode over these past few months, construction has been moving right along. An army of carpenters and subcontractors has plied their handiwork on the house, and
Big View House #5: Design-Build to the Finish! Read More »
We left off of the Big View House and its sweeping panoramas of Lake Washington and Mt. Rainier just after the permit phase. With several months under our belt, the construction is well underway and everything
Big View House #4: A Design-Build approach to Construction Read More »
With our permits approved, we have started to dig at the Big View House site! We’ve started construction on the Big View House, but there was an intensive design process entailed
Big View House #3: Navigating Permits and Breaking Ground! Read More »
When it comes time to renovate, owners are usually faced with three things: an outdated home, an exciting wish list, and some anxieties about cost and the construction process. To
Beginning the Remodeling Process: Facing down the Fear Factor Read More »
As one of the rare architectural features that is social by nature, it goes without saying that the front porch has a welcoming history. In the same realm of American
The Front Porch Lifestyle Read More »
In this last installment of the 4-part miniseries, Julie Campbell, AIA, one of the principal Architects here at CTA, offers additional insights and suggestions for embracing and enhancing the Mid-Century
Mid-Century Magic! – Part 4 Read More »
Part 2 of the series featuring: Julie Campbell, one of the Architects at CTA Design Builders Inc., specializing in Mid-Century design and architectural history. She has given lectures on this
Seattle Architects perform Mid-Century Magic! (PART 2 of the mini-series) Read More »
Julie Campbell, one of the Architects at CTA Design Builders Inc., specializes in Mid-Century design and architectural history and has given lectures on this topic around the region. This series of
Seattle Architects perform Mid-Century Magic! – Part 1 Read More »
As we start our travels through Tokyo, I continue to be transfixed by the juxtapositions of scale and age of everything we see. Residential streets thread throughout every part of
Following an Architect Through Japan Read More »
Approaching the lodge house… there’s a sense, an architecture of timelessness, something that’s been here for a while and something that will be for a while yet, a place to sit by the
Small Space, Big Change – CTA Builders Featured in Seattle Met Magazine Craftsman Remodel – CTA Design Builders are thrilled that our Craftsman Charmer project (Project Link) has been featured in the August
Small Space, Big Change Read More »
Architects Without Borders and CTA Builds I’ve recently teamed up with “Architects Without Borders” (http://awb-seattle.org/) as a Project Manager. In this role I’m able to give back a little where
Architects Without Borders Read More »
We sometimes get asked “why design build”, or more specifically, “why architect led design build”? So we have put together a few paragraphs to explain why we think this is
Why Design Build ? Read More »
Architect’s comments on a new house design in the San Jual Islands.
Island House Update March Read More »
Front Porches Everyone ! We love residential architecture and we love our neighborhoods, and the two work really well together when each supports the other. It works out best because
Front Porches everyone! Read More »
Island House Update 1 After a couple of revision rounds with the little cardboard models, we then turned to our 3-D computer program to really start studying the design and
Island House Update 1 Read More »
WHY ARCHITECT LED DESIGN BUILD ? We get questions from potential clients as to why we think our “master builder” model for residential design and construction is best. So although
Why Architect Led Design Build? Read More »
